Upcoming Events

Join Richland County and Columbia Green at Midlands Technical College on August 3rd, 2026, from 6-8 PM for a free open house event to provide community input on conservation priorities, open space preservation, natural resource protection, and future opportunities to enhance Richland County's environmental and recreational assets.

Please join us for our next FREE educational event on September 12th from 10:00am - 12:00pm. Learn more about Columbia Green's Beat the Heat Plant a Tree program, and find out how you can get up to three free shade trees to plant on your property. 

Planting trees helps to improve health outcomes and relieve extreme heat in our urban communities. Trees will be delivered right to your door during our FALL planting season in mid OCTOBER. 

This event is open to property owners of residential and commercial properties, as well as renters who want to help to improve the beauty and sustainability of their residences and workplaces. Please join us--and bring your friends and neighbors! Click below to learn more and sign up.

Join colleagues and practitioners at Trident Technical College in North Charleston on November 5th, 2026 from 10-4:30 PM to learn about the ongoing and compleated nature-based projects all across South Carolina. There will be a happy hours to follow the symposium until 6 PM. Important dates: Call for abstracts open August 3rd, 2026, and registration opens September 8th, 2026. To learn more about the event/sponsorship opportunities and for registration when it opens click the button below or find them on instagram at @naturebasedexchange.

Join Columbia Green for our annual meeting this fall! We invite our members, partners, grant awardees, and community stakeholders to attend this annual event to report on and celebrate our accomplishments. All are welcome!

Stay tuned!